Direct quote 1996
“In other words, I'm trying to create a game that will have a small but positive affect on players' actual lives. I know it sounds a little dramatic, but that's what I've been thinking about for a long time now.”
What it documents
In 1996 Kojima said he hoped that during the week after playing Policenauts people would be thinking things like they want to learn more about organ transplantation or wonder what life would be like in space; he explained he tries to create a game that will have a small but positive affect on players' actual lives, and he acknowledged with a laugh that it sounds a little dramatic but that he has been thinking that way for a long time.
Source
shmuplations.com; unofficial English translation of a 1996 Japanese interview preserved by the GSLA. View source ↗
“my hope is that for the next week or so after playing Policenauts, players would be thinking things like "I want to learn more about organ transplantation" or "I wonder what life would be like in space…"”